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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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